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WILLIAM F. ARNDT AND HENRYM. HAMILTON, 0F WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN.

SEWING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed February 11, 1907. Serial No. 356,677,.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. ARNDT and HENRY M. HAMILTON, both citizens of sewed is first moistened in the line of stitch or sole-channel, then pierced by the awl'an'd thereafter positively fed forward under the needle, at which time said awl withdraws and retracts, permitting said needle to form the usual loop-stitch in the aperture just made by the awl. By the above combination of mechanism the needle is relieved of all strain (as is usual in this ty e of machine) necessary in piercing the leat ier, the consequence of which strain causes frequent delays and expense through breakage of said needle.

Another object of our invent-ion is to provide means whereby the length of stitch is automatically shortened in rounding curves of the toe of a shoe-sole.

Said invention therefore consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts as hereinafter fully set'forth with reference vto the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1' represents a front elevation of a portion of a sewing1nachine head embodying the features of our invention, together with the work-supporting horn; Fig. 2, a similar view of the complete head, with parts broken away and in section, as indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 4; Fig. 3, a detail rear elevation of a portion of the head and horn, with parts broken away and parts in section, as indicated by line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4, a plan view of the machine, as indicated by line 44 of Fig. 5; Fig. 5, a

longitudinal sectional view of the same, withparts broken away, the section being indicated by 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a similar sec-v tion view upon the plane as indicated by line 66 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7, another longitudinal sectional View, with parts broken away and parts in section, as indicated by line 7, 7 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8, a detail plan view-of the upper headplate, with parts broken away and in section,

illustrating the automatic vertical strokeadjustment mechanism of the awl and needle bars; Fig. 9, a plan sectional view of the frame and horn spindle, showing the cammechanism for automatically controlling the' length of stitch while sewing around the toeportion of a sole, the section being indicated by line 99 of Fig. 3; Fig.'10,'a detail section of a spring tension adjustment, as indicated by line 1010 0f .Fig. 5; Fi 11, a de' tail cross-section of a pair of inc 'ned feedblocks for automatic adjustment of the vertical stroke of the awl andneedle bars, said bars being shown in their relative positions sectional view, on li1 1e 12-12 of Fig. 5, showmg the cam-actuatmg mechanism for horizontal reciprocation of the awl; Fig. 13, a detail view-of a band-break mechanism, and

and partly broken away,- Fig. 12, a detail w Figs. 14, 15' and 16, are detail sectional views v illustrating the various positions assumed by the needle and awl while forming a stitch.

Our invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, is similar in principle and o eration to the McKay shoe sewmg-ma c line, the various mechanical movements being accomplished by novel construction, the simplicity of which construction renders the machine less liable to wear, and more accurate and positive in its movements.

Referring especially to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, A mdicates a work-supporting horn provided with the usual whirl B which whirl is driven by a shaft G in'gear-connection therewith. Said shaft C receiving'its motion by a system of gears and countershafts, from verticaLdriven shaft D located at the back of the machine. A needle-bar E having its bearings in upper and lower bedplates F, G, constituting a head is located above the whirl. The upper bearing of the needle-bar being provided with a suitable spring pressed friction block H, the tension of which is sufficient to sustain the bar in suspension when not acted .upon by a positive force. The lower end of the needle-bar E, is provided with a clamping-ring I, into which is gri ped a needle J and said bar at this end is also boredfo'r the reception of the shank K of a cast-off that is formed with an" Off-Set, having an opening through which the needle passes, the end of said cast-off being arranged to rest upon and cover the barbed opening of said needle when the latter is at' the uppermost .point of its stroke. The shank K of the cast-ofi has its u perbearing m a reduced-portion of the bored opening of the needle-bar, and a lower bearing in a plug L that is threaded into the endof the bore of said bar. A coil-spring M surrounds the shank K and is interposed'between .the

shouldered base of said bored-opening, and i a corrugated collar Nfast on said shank, there being another collar 0 secured to the latter,; which collar rests upon the plug L, and serves to limit the downward motion of the cast-off withre lation to the end of the needle.

As in similar machines of this class, the

point of the cast-off will always rest over the o ening in the barb end of the needle at any eevation that the samemay stop when raised, the cast-oil when in position mentioned, being provided with mechanism whereby it is held momentarily in its descent as the needle advances to. its Work, in order that the thread-loop may be freed from said needle' With this end in view, a springcontrolled trigger P, is ivoted to the bedplate, having a de en ing arm that terminates m a hooke -end, which end enters a slot in the needle-bar, and engages one of the corrugations of the collar N, depending fin the elevation said needle-bar is lifted. en the needle-bar starts on its descent,

the trigger will hold the cast-off under its 'spring-tensiomuntil a trip-collar Q engages an offset on the tail of said'cast-oil' at which time the latter will drop until its collar 0 The needle-bar which.

abuts the plug L. carries the trip-collar Q and cast-oil, will then travel downward until thelatter strikes the'leather being sewed.

needle advances through the'leather to the whirland receives the thread for the next loop. Motion is imparted to the needle-bar of the drawings.

by an eccentric cam-groove R of a bandwheel S that is fast on a power-shaft T, the

motion being transmitted to said bar by a walking-beam U having a rollcr'at one end in engagement withthe. cam-groove, and

connected at the op osite end to the needlebar by meanaof a c ip V, as shown in Fig. 6

The walking -beam U is fulcrulncd in a stirrup that is coupled to and forms p'art'of astay-rod W, which rod has its bearings in the upperand lower bed-plates F, G; re-

.ting the motion from the The cast off in .this position holds the thread-loop while the foot by means of dogs m, m, which "spectively, and is capped with nuts X, Y, at

its ends, above and below'thetop and bottom faces of saidplates. The stay-rod W is arranged to have a slight vertical lost motion, sufficient to change the position of the fulcrum of the walkin -.beam in order that the throw or stroke of t e needle-bar may be varied. This provision is common in the class of sewing-machines of the type shown, as is also certain mechanism in connection with the presser-foot bar for regulatin the amount of lost motion of the stay-r0 W, whereby the stroke of the needle is varied. Our invention however contem lates a sim-. ple, effective andnovelmeans or transmitwhereby the lost-motion desire accurately and positively adjusted. The said mechanism consists of a air of oppositely inclined faced blocks a, b, t at are arran ed under the 'nut X of the stay-rod W, the look a being held in fixed ad'ustmen't to the upper bed-' plate, whilebloc bis in-dove-tail connection with the fixed block a and slidabl I adjust able upon its inclined face. A coi -spring c is se'curedto a in'upon the block a and an car at the bacl of theadjustable block b,

which spring tends to draw said block'b' backward and decreases the height of the block members, thereby increasing the limit of throw or lost-motion of the stay-rod, by reason of the'increased distance between the upper face of block b and the nut X of'said I stay-rod. 7

A bell-crank lever is mounted in a bracket upon the upper bed-plate having anarm d in link-connectionwith the forward end of the block b, andthe other arm e of thebell-crank extends over and rests upon a nut f that is threaded upon a presser-foot .bar 9. The said bell-crank operates in opposition to the sprlng cand when the'presser-bar is lifted motion is thereby imparted to the aforesaid bell-crank to correspondingly decrease the play .of the stay rod, by reason of the changed position of the block?). Thus the 'resser foot,

greater the thickness of leather, that is placed under the presser-foot, the lessthe throw of thestay-rod, the result of which action is a corresponding increase in the stroke of the needle, 'or vice versa. Referring to Figs. 1-, 7, and 8, the presser-foot bar '9 is held against the work bythe usual spring h interposed between a set-collar and a spanner j, which spanner is fast to a hfting rod in, and is provided with arms between which is interposed a ratchet faced nut l in engagement with a quick threaded portion of the bar g. The nut [is locked agalnst rotation, when it is desired to lift the presserr ogs are pivoted between the spanner arm with staggered faces for engagement with the ratchet-face of the nut. These dogs have slotted tails into which are fitted fiat springs n, n, that are carried by a pivoted block in link connection with a spring controlled rock-arm 0 having a roller in enga ement with a peripheral-cam p of a cam-w eel g, that is fast on the power-shaft T. The camwheel 9 hasan internal cam-track rthat. is engaged by a roller upon one end of a walk ing-beams The opposite end of the walk; ing-beam is clipped to the lifting-rod k, with its central point fulcrumed in a stirrup of a fixed rod 1!, which rod is fast in the upper and secured thereto by a bolt .2.

lower bedvplates, as best shown in g. 7 of the drawings. The working-surfaces of the cam-wheel g are so forme and timed, so that the springs n, n, will cause the dogs to lock the nut Z at the pro er time with relation to .the cam-actuate walking-beam, so that the latter will lift the resser-foot bar while the work isbeing fed. 1 The delicate spring 11. that is interposed between the spanner and face of the upper bed,-

late serves only asa take-up 'to hold the ifting-rod and connected parts against lost motion. If the dogs n, n, should be locked when it is desired to lift the presser-foot by hand, they may be released from engage ment with the nut by the forward thumbextensions, as bestillustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings. V

'The novel feature of the described presserfoot bar mechanism, consists in the arrangement of-springsin connection with the dogs n, n, and the mechanism foroperating the same, the locking and release of the bar in itself being common in the art. end of the presser-foot bar 9 projects through the upper bed plate asbefore mentioned,

' and is capped by the nutf, and the lower portion'of said bar is formed withforwardly extending-wings v, w, which are guided in and pass through a slot as in the bottom bedplate G, the bar-portion proper, or back bone of said presser-foot being flared and slotted at its lower extremityfor the reception of a presser-foot y that isjjadjustably tween' the wings of bar g is'a flat awl-head A which. carries an awl-point B, that is fitted into the lower end of the head and held therein "by asuitable set-screw. The awl is arranged to have/vertical and horizontal reciprocative motion independent of the presser-foot, its first movement bein' downward to pierce the work upon] the orn, it remains upon this lane until it completes a horiz'on'tal motion i I bringing the awl directlyunder' andv in alinement'with 'the needle, the said .awl then lifts at .a right-angle ,to its previous elevation, so

para b r.

and Q The upper Mounted beorward to feed the work,

as to retract ,from the, work,- in which posi-j tion' tquickly drops back upon a horizontal.

.I G fittedfinto t another plunge .into :the i n, the lastrise of-theafore said awl being simply for the purpose of imparting momentum. thereto before enter-- ing the work.

Vertical motion of the awl is imparted thereto by a plunger'C, which is guided in. the upper'bed-plate, its lower end terminating in a forked head that straddles the wings 1), w, of the resser-foot. The ends of the fork are connected by a pin D that passes through vertical slots E in said Win s, and also through a horizontal slot F in t e awlhead A, there being a roller-sleeve fittedto said pin between the wings and arranged tov clontact with the faces of the last mentioned s ot.

The rear side of the awl-head A is formed with a vertical rib G, which extends beyond the inner wing w'of the resser-foot and engages a groove in a horizontally reciprocative slide H, the said wing w being cut away on three sides .to permit both, vertical and horizontal motion of the rib. The slide H is of sufiicient area to completely cover the cut}- away portion of the wing w against whichone of its faces rest, While the opposite face thereof abuts a continuation of the slot a: formed in the lower. base-plate for the reception of the presser-foot win -extension,

said slide being also provided wit upper and lower lips which engage the faces of said base'-plate. An ear projecting from the upper lip of the slide H carries a pin I, that is straddled by the forked end of a crank-arm J, which crank-arm is fast on a rock-shaft K having its bearings in brackets L secured to the'lower base-plate. The rock-shaft K has secured to its rear end another arm M, which carries a roller that is 1 arranged in the path of a detachable segmental cam track N, secured to a camwheel 0 fast on the power-shaft. A pin P depending from the lower lip of the slide H, 1

serves as a rest for a leaf-spring Q, which spring acts to hold said slide together with the -awl-head backward, or .in a position where the point of the awl is driven into. theleather, the forward or. horizontal feed of the awl being obtained through the cam-actuated rock-shaftK operating in opposition'to the spring. Thespring Q, asshown in Figs. 5 and 10, is fast on, anarm pivotally connected to the underside of the bed-plate G, tension of the spring. being controlled by setscrews engaging the arm and in threadedconnection with the ears depending from said bed-plate.

' By reason .of-the slot F in the awl-head, v

"guided in The plunger O is provided-with a ferrule R that carries alp'voted spring-pressed dog S,

.reciprocative motion isimparted thereto Twithout interfering with the horizontal feed I of said awl-head, the latter bein confined between the awl-head wings, an .its vertical reci rocation'by means ofthe rib fieslot'of slide H as shown.

which dog has a. tongue T that engages a groove in said plunger for the purpose of locking the same to'the' ferrule. A walkingbeam U is connected to cars of the ferrule-- having a'rollerat its rear end, that is fitted into a cam-groove V of the cam-wheel O, by means of which groove reciprocative motion is imparted to the plunger, and from thence transmitted to the awl. The said walking-beam U is suitably fulcrumed in .a stirrup of a stay-rod W that has a similar lost-motion provision as that of thedescribed needle-bar stay-rod W, whereby the stroke ofthe awl is regulated simultaneous with the needle-bar stroke, by means of the hand-leverZ", which, when swung down, is

replacing work in the machine. I braced by rear shaft han ers g, an a stayso arran ed as to'lift both the presser-foot and awle ead'with one operation should they both be in a position to require it. "The hand-leverZ is pivoted to a bracket athat is. secured to a'pi e b. The lower end of this lever is forme with acam-faced hook c that serves to liftfa roller (1 on the face of wing-u of the presser'foot, and a radial blade portion 6 of said lever extends from its fulcrum forengagement with the tail of the ferrule-dog S, as shown in Figs. -1 and 5-.

- The hand-lever is normally; held by a spring against a sto on the bracket 0/, and when pressed down y the operator it will first cause the blade-portion thereof to unlock the-do S from the' plunger C, the inclineface o, the hook a will then actupon the roller 01, causing the -resser-fo'ot together with the awl-head an its parts to be ifted, either for the purpose of inserting. or The upper and lower bed-plates are spaced a art and "rod h and the pipejb at t e front'of'the machine, saidpipe serving 'as a conductor for Water to be fed from the presser foot' to the channel of the shoe-sole bemg sewed. Fitted tdth e lower end of pipe I) is a valve/5 that is held closed by a spring 7', the nozzle of the valve being connected-tea duct in the presserfoot by a flexible hose: The presser-foot duct is registered with an opening in a finger la, the shank of which finger is socketed and held in the resser-foot by means of a set: screw t. By the above construction when .the valve iso ened, asmaIl;stream,;ofjwater. is fed to the eather in thelineof di-f;

a disk .2 ,is a I v clutch-lever. The hub of this disk is sphned upon said'power-shaft, and has an annular 130 rectly'under the finger, thereby moistening the leather only at the location where it is necessary to soften said leather tofacili'tatc the awl in its work, this bein particularly desirable in order to avoid the ill consequence of Wetting the entire sole before placing it in the machine, which results in frequent warping of the work and damage to the finished product, ifthe same is not reformed. In order that the stream of water may be automatically turned upon the work when the machine is put in motion, a bell-crank lever is provided, having its fulcrum rod m mounted in an ear of the valve-casing and rear leg 11/ of the frame, and arm 0 of the bell-crank being arranged to op ose t he-spring-controlled valve-stem. The lower arm 10 of said bell-crank is 'in link-connection with another bell-crank g, which bell crank is pivoted on the rear frame-leg a, and. connected to a clutch-rod r, the said rod bein forced upward to start the machine, an

downward to stop the'same by the usual foot lever-mechanism not shown in' the drawings.

In Fig. 2, of the drawin s, the machine is shown at rest, and when the clutch rod r is forced upward, it is apparent through the above described bell-crank .connections with the water-valve, the same will be opened to admit water .to the work. It is obvious however that any form of lever-connection to the starting-clutchand water-valve may be'employed to accomplish the same result without departing from the spirit of our invention. r

In practice-it has been found desirable at all times to stop machines of this class instantly, and in instances great annoyance is encountered caused through overthrow,

after the clutch-mechanism has been released. To overcome this'defect we employ a friction-brake in connection with a clutc 1 whereby the brake is automatically set with i the clutch-release, said brake-mechanism being as follows;

The band-wheel .S is-provided with a countersunk face for the reception of 'a metallic-band 8, one end. of which is con-- nected to the lower base-plate by a clip t,

the opposite end thereof'being secured to alink a, which link is pivoted to the end of a clutch-lever 1), that is fulcrnmed upon one of the shaft-hangers g, as best shown in Fig. 4; of the drawings. The link'u hasa Ii 10 extending under the clutch-lever v, w ich lip serves to limit the'independent upward movementof said link'w 'en'th'e latteris actuated by the clutch-rod 1- that is connected thereto. The power-shaft T at one end carries a hand-wheel w, and loosely mounted upon the opposite end is a drivinga friction-face against whic ulley yhavin p lapted to be forced by the groove for the reception of the spannered end of' said--eliiteh leven there being a spring A" interposed between a recessed end of the hub and adjacent face of the driving- .pulley y whereby, when the aforesaid clutchlever acts to release the clutch-members,

said spring assists to quickly disengage the same. 'With the above described arrangement, should the operator draw down the clutch-lever r, it will causethe band .9 to grip the band-wheel S simultaneously exert i3, iressure on thecutch-lever (through the a) to disengage the disk 2 from the friction-face of the driving-pulley,- which action immediately stops the machine. The power-shaft T is journaled in the hangers g and imparts motion to the ver- 'tically disposed whirl drive-shaft D through provided 1 a stop 0 utch-mechanism that is carried by the counter-shaft B. Said mechanism consists of a collar G that is splined u on the shaftB having a pin H, t at is a apted to socket in'an indenture-in the face of a sleeve-extension of the mitergear 0, which gear is loose on said shaft B and .held against lateral play by means-of a reduction in its sleeve-extension said extension bein adapted to rotate in the bearing ,E, as ,s own. A coil-.spring'l encircles the I haft B" and serves to hold the in of collar G in: engagement with the indenture of the'sleeve, said s ringtension being regulated by a set-collar that is adjustable ;upon the said eounter-shaft. The tension of the spring is such, that under normal condi tions the's lined collar will impart motion to the' 'gear ,--but should" there be asudden choke of the whirl as stated, the'spring will permit the slip clutch-mechanism to act, and

uss at its and 'arrang'edlin the pa 'of being imparted to said whirl.

Automatic means for shortening the length of stitch around'the toe of a shoe-sole,- is best thus prevent motion from the counter-shaft shown in Figs. 3 and9, which means com-'- rises a cam N [that is secured to the epindle of the horn A, said cam being provi ed for I the purpose of imparting nfiotion to slide M that is" reciprocatiye'ln gu es of the forward frame-leg of the machine the slide having a the aforesaidcam," Motion of the,- slide ,is ,transw le N ,b a ieaefieenn w. insT k ans b l-ewesfi the e be e spring I? in connection. with one of the bellcranks for holding the roller of. the slide M against the face of the cam. The lever N point is reached where the shoe is turned to sew around the toe, the horn in swinging from its starting position, as indicated by 1 in.

Fig. 9, will cause the cam to act upon the slide l\ and through its connection to the lever N' cause the same to ress the late R forward and thereby bloc the full returnstroke of the awl-bar, until such time as the horn has come to a position where it remains while the sole is being completely sewed, said osition being that'indicated by 2 in Fig. 9.

hus the stitches are shortened by reason of the shortened feed-stroke of the awl, which stroke when desired may'be permanently regulated for various work by replacing'the cam-track segment N for one of a greater or less circumferential diameter.

Having described the machine in detail, the operation of forming a stitch, as best shown in Figs-14, 15, and 16, is similar to well known machines of the loop-stitch variety, except that inthe present machine the feedin is accom lish'ed'by an awl that passes throug the leat er close to the resser-foot, moves forward to ether with t e shoe-sole and retracts there om, directly in line with the. needle, leaving an aperture in the leather through which said needle passes, thus relieving the same of all strain. It is understood that the presser-foot may be adjusted up to a position so that it just clears the'awl in its descent, and that the actuating-cam of said resser-foot isof such contour as to lift the same when theleather is being fed to the needle. The spring release-mechanism that operates on the nut upon the threaded shank o the resser-foot is so timed as to give an increased pressure upon the leather as the awl is withdrawn therefrom.

We claim: v I U 1. In a sewing-machine having a reciprocative needle and work-supporting horn, the" combination of a spring controlled presserfoot, automatic means for lifting the.presser' footattimed intervals, wings extending from the presser -foot bar, a..slotted awl-bar fitted, between the wings, a horizontally 'reciprocartive blockin connection with the ,a'wl-banv A and a vertically r'eciprp'cative plunger. inJengagement with the awl-bar slot..

v2.- In a sewing-machine having av reciprocative: needle and work-supportin horn, the combination of a' spring-controlled waterfeed presser-f'oot, automatic means for lifting the re'sser-foot at timed intervals, wings eX-' ten ing fromthe resser-foot bar, a slotted awl-bar fitted'between the wings, a horizontallyreciprocative block in connection with 'plungp'r in engagement with the aw the awl-bar, and a vertically. recilprocative n -a sewing-machine, a reciprocative needle, a reciprocative work feeding mechanism, and a rotative -wo'rk supporting horn;

the, combination of acam rotative with the horn, and mechanism connecting the cam and reciprocative' work feedmg'mechanism,

whereby the stroke of said feed-mechanism is regulated relative to the position of the horn.-

4. In a sewing-machine, having a reciprocative needle .and work-supporting rotative horn, the combination'of a spring-controlled water-feed presser-foot, automatic means for lifting the resser-foot at timed intervals,

win s exten, ing from the presser-foot bar, an

aWlar fitted between the wings, a horizontally reciprocative block in connection with the awl-bar, a horizontal slot in said awl-bar,

a vertically reciprocative plun er in engagement with the slot, a movab e late interposed between said wings 1H t e ath of travel of the awl-bar, 'a cam mounte on the wo'rk-su porting horn, and means in connectionwit the cam and plate whereby the ,po-

, sition of the latter is changed when the horn is moved to apredetermined oint. I

.5. In a shoe-sewing mac ine, upper and lower bed-plates, a spring-pressed 'ress'ere Ifoot bar guided in the upper be -plates,

' ment with the awl-head means; for regulating the spring-pressure of the; presser-foot,'means for lifting said,

resser-foot at timed intervals, wings 'pro'--- vided with vertically disposed slots extending from the resser-foot bar, a guide for the wings in the lower bed-plate, an awl-head rovided with .-a' horizontally disposed sloti itted between the wings, a (pin in engage.-

an wing-slots, a plunger secured tothe pin exterior of-the wings, an o ening in one of the wings, a rib extending rom said awl-head through the opening in the wing, a reciprocative block ide in the lower bed-plate, and a vertically isposed groovein the block into which the rib of the aforesaid awl-head is fitted.

6. In a sewing-machine having a recip ro iative needle-bar and a reciprocative awlar both I .the walking-beams, an adjustable pre'sser oscillatory walking-beams" -fordriving of the bars, adjustable fulcrum-rodsior foot'bar, a bell-crank having one arm thereof arranged to be opposed bythe resser-foot bar,' a stationarylock havinganwinclined .up er face, a slidable .block having a lower inc ed face fitted upon the uper face of the 5- first'named block, said block eing arranged bar slot.

ger in engagement wit movable plate inter osed between said wings in the path of trave of, the awl-bar, a cam se-' to engage the needle and awl-bars, and means connecting the slidin block and one arm of the bell-crank, where )y the stroke of both the needle and. awl-bars is relatively changed.

7. In a sewing-machine, the combination of stationary bearings, a needle-bar having vertical recilprocation in'the stationary bearings, a need e secured to the bar, acast-oif in sli'dable contact with the needle, a spring-controlled presser-foot, a horn-supported whirl in alinement withsaid needle, an awl-bar, an

awl secured to the bar, cam-controlled means for imparting vertical reciprocation to they awl-bar, other canrcontrolled means, for imparting horizontal reciprocation thereto, whereby the 'aw-l' and work are brought in register with and under the needle, the 'awl the feed-mechanism is regulated.

9; In a sewing-machine having a reciprocative needle and a rotative work-supportin horn the combination of a spring-controlle slotted resser-foot, automatic means for lifting t e presser-foot at timed intervals, win s extending from the resser-foot bar, an

- awlar fitted between the wings, a horizontally reciprocative block in connection with the awl-bar, a verticall reciprocative lunthe awl-bar s ot, a

cured to the work-s11 porting horn, and

-means in connection wit the cam and plate,

whereby the position of the latter is changed.

10. In a sewin -machine having a reciprocative needle an a work-supportin horn, a spring-controlled resser-foot, an automatic means for lifting the resser-foot at timed'intervals, the combination of win s extending from the resser-foot, a slotte awlbar fitted'between the wings, a horizontal reciprocative block in connection with the awlbar, means for im arting reciprocation to the block a horizonta' slot in said awl-bar avertically reciprocative plunger in engagement with the awl-bar slot, and means for imparting vertical reciprocation to the plunger.

11. In a sewing-machine havmg a reci rocative needle-bar, a reciprocative awlar, oscillatory Walking-beams for driving both bars; adjustable fulcrum-rods for the walking-beams, and an adjustable spring-controlled resser-foot bar; the combination of we havehereunto set ourhands at Milwaukee,

8, slidable blockfin connection with the adin the county of Milwaukee and State of Wis- 1-0 justable fulcrum-rods, and means in conne'ccousin in the'presen'c'e of, two witnesses. tion with-the resser-foot bar, whereby the WILLIAM F. ARNDT. 5, position of the slidable block is changed to HENRY M. HAMILTON.

' regulate the adjustment of .both of said ful- Witnesses:

crum-rods. I GEO. W. YOUNG,

In testimonythat we claim the foregoing FRED PALM. 

